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The Inward Conversation of Christ with the Faithful Soul
2. Truth Speaks Inwardly without the Sound of Words
3. Listen Humbly to the Words of God. Many Do Not Heed ThemA PRAYER FOR THE GRACE OF DEVOTIONO Lord my God, You are all my good. And who am I that I should dare to
speak to You? I am Your poorest and meanest servant, a vile worm, much more poor
and contemptible than I know or dare to say. Yet remember me, Lord, because I am
nothing, I have nothing, and I can do nothing. You alone are good, just, and
holy. You can do all things, You give all things, You fill all things: only the
sinner do You leave empty-handed. Remember Your tender mercies and fill my heart
with Your grace, You Who will not allow Your works to be in vain. How can I bear
this life of misery unless You comfort me with Your mercy and grace? Do not turn
Your face from me. Do not delay Your visitation. Do not withdraw Your
consolation, lest in Your sight my soul become as desert land. Teach me, Lord,
to do Your will. Teach me to live worthily and humbly in Your sight, for You are
my wisdom Who know me truly, and Who knew me even before the world was made and
before I was born into it.

A PRAYER AGAINST BAD THOUGHTSO Lord my God, be not far from me. O my God, hasten to help me, for varied
thoughts and great fears have risen up within me, afflicting my soul. How shall
I escape them unharmed? How shall I dispel them?
"I will go before you," says the Lord, "and will humble the great
ones of earth. I will open the doors of the prison, and will reveal to you
hidden secrets."
Do as You say, Lord, and let all evil thoughts fly from Your face. This is my
hope and my only comfort -- to fly to You in all tribulation, to confide in You,
and to call on You from the depths of my heart and to await patiently for Your
consolation.

A PRAYER FOR ENLIGHTENING THE MINDEnlighten me, good Jesus, with the brightness of internal light, and take
away all darkness from the habitation of my heart. Restrain my wandering
thoughts and suppress the temptations which attack me so violently. Fight
strongly for me, and vanquish these evil beasts -- the alluring desires of the
flesh -- so that peace may come through Your power and the fullness of Your
praise resound in the holy courts, which is a pure conscience. Command the winds
and the tempests; say to the sea: "Be still," and to the north wind,
"Do not blow," and there will be a great calm.
Send forth Your light and Your truth to shine on the earth, for I am as earth,
empty and formless until You illumine me. Pour out Your grace from above. Shower
my heart with heavenly dew. Open the springs of devotion to water the earth,
that it may produce the best of good fruits. Lift up my heart pressed down by
the weight of sins, and direct all my desires to heavenly things, that having
tasted the sweetness of supernal happiness, I may find no pleasure in thinking
of earthly things.
Snatch me up and deliver me from all the passing comfort of creatures, for no
created thing can fully quiet and satisfy my desires. Join me to Yourself in an
inseparable bond of love; because You alone can satisfy him who loves You, and
without You all things are worthless.

A PRAYER FOR CLEANSING THE HEART AND OBTAINING HEAVENLY WISDOMStrengthen me by the grace of Your holy spirit, O God. Give me the power
to be strengthened inwardly and to empty my heart of all vain care and anxiety,
so that I may not be drawn away by many desires, whether for precious things or
mean ones. Let me look upon everything as passing, and upon myself as soon to
pass away with them, because there is nothing lasting under the sun, where all
is vanity and affliction of spirit. How wise is he who thinks thus!
Give me, Lord, heavenly wisdom to learn above all else to seek and find You, to
enjoy and love You more than anything, and to consider other things as they are,
as Your wisdom has ordered them. Grant me prudence to avoid the flatterer and to
bear patiently with him who disagrees with me. For it is great wisdom not to be
moved by the sound of words, nor to give ear to the wicked, flattering siren.
Then, I shall walk safely in the way I have begun.

THE VOICE OF CHRISTCOME to Me, all you that labor and are
burdened, and I will refresh you. (Mt 11,28).
The bread which I will give is My Flesh, for the life of the world.(Gv 6,52).
Take you and eat: this is My Body, which shall be delivered for you. Do this for
the commemoration of Me.(1Cor 11,24).
He that eateth My flesh, and drinketh My blood, abideth in Me, and I in him.(Gv
6,57).
The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life."(Gv 6,64).